2:00 AM Hillbilly "Whatever’s Left" Casserole

2:00 AM Hillbilly "Whatever’s Left" Casserole

Ingredients:

• 1 package of hot dogs
• 2 cups leftover mashed potatoes
• 1 can baked beans
• 1 cup shredded cheese
• ½ onion, chopped
• 2 slices of bacon—or 6 if you ain't worried about tomorrow
• 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce
• A handful of crushed potato chips
• Salt & pepper
• Optional: Pickles, because somebody always has pickles

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°—assuming you remember where the oven knob is.
2. Chop up the hot dogs and onion. Don't worry about making 'em pretty. Nobody's judging a 2 AM hot dog.
3. Throw the hot dogs, onion, and bacon into a skillet and cook until the bacon looks like you made a good decision.
4. Dump the baked beans into a casserole dish.
5. Spread the mashed potatoes on top. If they're lumpy, call it "rustic."
6. Add the hot dog mixture.
7. Drizzle BBQ sauce over everything.
8. Cover the whole mess with shredded cheese.
9. Sprinkle crushed potato chips on top for fancy hillbilly crunch.
10. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and you can smell it from the couch.
11. Remove from the oven, let it cool for approximately 14 seconds, and dig in.

Serving suggestion:
Eat directly from the casserole dish while standing in front of the refrigerator, wearing pajama pants and wondering why you didn't just eat cereal.

Hillbilly cooking rule:
If it fits in the pan and you can cover it with cheese, it's a casserole.